Balancing the Opportunity Costs of Wildlife Conservation for Communities Around Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda B
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| Autor(es) | Emerton, L. |
| Fecha | 1999 |
| Tipo de referencia | papel |
| Nombre de la fuente | Evaluating Eden Series |
| Journal | Discussion Paper No 5 |
| Páginas | 27 pp. |
| Editorial | IIED, London |
Resumen
This paper addresses the financial and economic impacts of a community-based approach to wildlife conservation in Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP), Uganda. It seeks to investigate how a National Park such as Lake Mburo which generates few revenues and is subject to extensive pressures from surrounding human populations can be seen as a financially and economically sustainable land use. The main focus of the paper is the economic competition between protected areas and agricultural land uses, the opportunity costs of wildlife conservation to rural communities and the attempts made as part of the community conservation programme by Park managing authorities to offset local wildlife costs. In conclusion, the paper questions whether conserving wildlife in LMNP can be sustainable in the future - in economic terms for surrounding communities, and in financial terms for the Government of Uganda.
Temas
Enfoques basados en el mercado
Cobertura geográfica
Uganda
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http://www.iied.org/docs/blg/eden_dp5.pdf
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- International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (Organisation O0040)